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§53-4A-5. Service of Writ

Any writ granted in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be served upon the person to whom it is directed, or, in his absence from the place where the petitioner is incarcerated, upon the person having the immediate custody of the petitioner.

§53-4A-6. Return; Pleadings; Amendments

Within such time as may be specified in the writ or as the court may fix, the state shall make its return. No other or further pleadings shall be filed except as the court may order. At any time prior to entry of judgment on the writ in accordance with the provisions of this article, […]

§53-4A-7. Denial of Relief; Hearings; Evidence; Record; Judgment

(a) If the petition, affidavits, exhibits, records and other documentary evidence attached thereto, or the return or other pleadings, or the record in the proceedings which resulted in the conviction and sentence, or the record or records in a proceeding or proceedings on a prior petition or petitions filed under the provisions of this article, […]

§53-4A-8. Powers of Judges or Judge in Vacation

A writ may be granted or refused in accordance with the provisions of this article by any three concurring judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals, or a judge of any circuit court or any statutory court, in vacation as well as by any such court in term, and any such writ may be made […]

§53-4A-9. Judicial Review; Disposition of Petitioner Pending Appeal

(a) A final judgment entered under the provisions of this article by a statutory court may be appealed by the petitioner or the state to the circuit court of the county upon application for an appeal or writ of error in the manner and within the time provided in article four, chapter fifty-eight of this […]

§53-4-13. Writs of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum

Writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum may be granted by any circuit court, or any court of record of limited jurisdiction other than a county court, or any judge thereof in vacation, in the same manner and under the same conditions and provisions as are prescribed by this article as to granting the writ of […]